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Air Canada promises free, fast Wi-Fi starting in 2025

Tis’ the season for goodwill and generosity, and Air Canada is ready to do its part. The Star Alliance member has announced it will offer “f... Continue Reading

OneWeb satellite in space. Panasonic, Intelsat and Hughes are among the distributors

Panasonic admits to LEO bias as it pursues multi-orbit IFC

Panasonic Avionics, which stitched together its Ku-band network via a bevy of satellite partnerships, now looks a little bit different than ... Continue Reading

A series of bizjet aircraft are sitting outside the Banyan Air Service FBO. Banyan Air Service FBO will be doing installation for SmartSky Networks on private jets and turboprops

Press Release: Banyan joins SmartSky’s network of install partners

SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground inflight connectivity provider, today announced Banyan Air Service as a new sales and instal... Continue Reading

Looking out the window of a Boeing 787 widebody as it flies above a city. The jet engine of the aircraft is in view. Most widebodies presently don't support direct-to-consumer IFE streaming over a live connection.

Bandwidth and other barriers stymie connected D2C/IFE on widebodies

The Bring Your Own License (BYOL) streaming inflight entertainment model — also known in some circles as connected direct-to-consumer IFE or... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Viasat to deliver near-earth comms for NASA’s CSP

Viasat Inc., a global communications company, today announced it was selected on April 20th by NASA to support its Communications Services P... Continue Reading

Hawaiian Airlines' first class seat, deep brown leather and the white curved seat shell.

Hawaiian to offer free onboard Internet as it signs for Starlink

Hawaiian Airlines is vowing to offer free high-speed Internet to passengers on its transpacific flights after becoming the first major airli... Continue Reading

SpaceX secures JSX as launch customer for Starlink inflight Internet

SpaceX’s forthcoming Starlink LEO satellite-powered inflight connectivity service is gaining momentum, as public charter operator JSX announ... Continue Reading

TAC Hanger with multiple aircrafts parked in it. Image: Smartsky

Press Release: SmartSky and Thornton announce sales, install agreement

SmartSky Networks, the innovative air-to-ground (ATG) inflight connectivity provider, today announced California-based Thornton Aviation as ... Continue Reading

Euroconsult Maritime market service revenue growth chart.

Press Release: Maritime satcom industry showed positive trends in 2021

Leading space consulting and market intelligence firm Euroconsult has released its annual “Prospects for Maritime Satellite Communications” ... Continue Reading

A pilot is sitting the cockpit of an aircraft.

Press Release: Eve and Thales enter partnership to develop eVTOL

Eve UAM, LLC, an Embraer company, and Thales, a global technology leader providing solutions, services and products in the defence, aeronaut... Continue Reading

Satcom Direct Gulfstream G550 equipped with FlightDeck Freedom

Press Release: SD FlightDeck Freedom is default for new Gulfstreams

Satcom Direct, the business aviation solutions provider, has announced that its FlightDeck Freedom (FDF) flight deck communications platform... Continue Reading

The Kite aircraft is pictured hoovering over a launchpad. Image: Swoop Aero

Press Release: Swoop Aero Integrates Iridium Certus 100 into Kite™ UAV

Iridium Communications Inc. is proud to share that Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) logistics company Swoop Aero has integrated the Iridium Cer... Continue Reading

NASA-owned-and-operated Tracking and Data Relay Satellite overlook the earth.

Press Release: NASA selects Inmarsat as a delivery partner for CSP

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has selected Inmarsat Government, Inc. as a delivery partner for its Communications... Continue Reading

Kymeta and OneWeb logos are layered over an image of the earth from space.

Press Release: Kymeta to offer comms to US government via OneWeb

Kymeta, a world leading company for flat panel antennas making mobile global, and OneWeb Technologies, the premier provider of innovative an... Continue Reading

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Press Release: Viasat joins Space Cluster to support UK innovation

Viasat Inc., a global leader in satellite communications, today announced it has joined the Space Cluster on the Harwell Science and Innovat... Continue Reading